dynamicron
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hello all,
i have a brand-new epson artisan 810 sitting in my office awaiting to be initalized/primed. i ordered a set of non-oem cartridges from us ebay seller ezink123 and was really happy with the communication and speedy delivery. i placed the order a few days ago (seller is in ny) and the package arrived this morning at my apartment in socal.
the problem is, the instructions provided by the seller state that "You need to initialize with the original cartridges first. Otherwise there will be an error message stating: 'cartridges cannot be recognized'"
boy, what a bummer!! my intention was to offer the original cartridges on ebay and not bother with them at all for two reasons: 1) obviously, it would offset some of my expenses (and probably give an individual looking for oem cartridges a good deal) and, more importantly, 2) there would never be ink from two different providers (epson and whatever chinese supplier ezink123 uses) mixed together in my dear new printer. not mixing inks must be a prudent idea, right?
so the question is, do all such third party cartridges and ciss systems require you to prime the printer with the original cartridges?
does that have anything to do with the version 5 or version 6 cartridge chips?
could i use the chips on the original cartridges and replace the ones on the non-oem cartridges just for the priming process and then put it back? i would check myself but all the cartridges are sealed in a plastic wrap...
i was also communicating with izzy from ccs-digital.com (they sell reusable cartridges with snap-in tanks) who told me that there cartridges can be used from the get-go with no need to keep the original cartridges. is that possible?
i would be very happy about any form of insight into this matter. thank you very much in advance!!!
cheers,
d.
i have a brand-new epson artisan 810 sitting in my office awaiting to be initalized/primed. i ordered a set of non-oem cartridges from us ebay seller ezink123 and was really happy with the communication and speedy delivery. i placed the order a few days ago (seller is in ny) and the package arrived this morning at my apartment in socal.
the problem is, the instructions provided by the seller state that "You need to initialize with the original cartridges first. Otherwise there will be an error message stating: 'cartridges cannot be recognized'"
boy, what a bummer!! my intention was to offer the original cartridges on ebay and not bother with them at all for two reasons: 1) obviously, it would offset some of my expenses (and probably give an individual looking for oem cartridges a good deal) and, more importantly, 2) there would never be ink from two different providers (epson and whatever chinese supplier ezink123 uses) mixed together in my dear new printer. not mixing inks must be a prudent idea, right?
so the question is, do all such third party cartridges and ciss systems require you to prime the printer with the original cartridges?
does that have anything to do with the version 5 or version 6 cartridge chips?
could i use the chips on the original cartridges and replace the ones on the non-oem cartridges just for the priming process and then put it back? i would check myself but all the cartridges are sealed in a plastic wrap...
i was also communicating with izzy from ccs-digital.com (they sell reusable cartridges with snap-in tanks) who told me that there cartridges can be used from the get-go with no need to keep the original cartridges. is that possible?
i would be very happy about any form of insight into this matter. thank you very much in advance!!!
cheers,
d.